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{{cquote|Pensacola [Christian College] ... has shown no interest in outside approval As of any kind. Nor does March 2, 2011 PCC announced that it advertise its unaccredited status. A search of the Web site turns up no mention of accreditation. It is not mentioned in the college's viewbook either, which dedicates four pages to sports activities and two to campus facilities. It is mentioned, in small print, on the inside flap of the course catalog: "Pensacola Christian College has never made application for regional accreditation as through the College believes it would jeopardize the College's philosophical distinctives." The catalog goes on to say that getting other colleges to accept Pensacola's credits "has seldom been an insurmountable problemTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools."}}
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=== Accreditation ===
Pensacola Christian College is not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by its country. According to the US Department of Education, unaccredited degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/students/prep/college/diplomamills/accreditation.html|title=Educational accreditation|publisher=US Department of Education}}</ref> ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' reported:<ref name="bartlett">[http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i29/29a04001.htm Bartlett, Thomas (2006). "A College That's Strictly Different,]" ''The Chronicle of Higher Education''.</ref>
As PCC is not accredited, PCC graduates may have difficulty pursuing a graduate degree or getting employment where an accredited degree is required.<ref>[http://www.bakersguide.com/kb/Are_All_Unaccredited_Schools_Bad?/ Are All Unaccredited Schools Bad?] ''Baker's Guide to Christian Distance Education''</ref> This is not due to a lack of accreditation bodies, as there are at least three bodies recognized by the United States Department of Education that accredit religious colleges. All students at PCC are required to sign a statement that they understand that "Pensacola Christian College has never made application for regional accreditation because the College believes it could jeopardize the College's philosophical distinctive. It is the practice of Pensacola Christian College, and other colleges and universities, to accept or reject credits based on their own institutional criteria regardless of whether or not that particular school transferring credit is accredited."{{fact}}
